Press room
Press
Press
room.
A practical resource for journalists, producers, and editors. Photography, biographies, indicative topics for comment, and direct media contact.
Last updated
12 May 2026
02 / Media contact
Media contact.
The first thing on the page. The direct route to Yasmin’s office for press enquiries.
Response commitment.
Media enquiries are acknowledged within 24 hours where possible.
For matters of urgent public interest, please indicate this in the subject line of your email or in your opening line on the call.
03 / Photography
Photography.
High-resolution photography for editorial use. Each image is approved for use in press, broadcast, and online media.
04 / Biographies
Biographies.
Approved biographies for editorial use. Available in two lengths.
Short biography
100 words
Yasmin Khan CBE is the Founder and Chief Officer of the Halo Project, the national charity supporting Black and minoritised victims and survivors of forced marriage, honour-based abuse, and female genital mutilation. From 2018 to 2026 she served as National Advisor on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence to the Welsh Government, across two successive terms. She authored the first super-complaint in the history of UK policing in 2020, and served as an independent panel member on the cultural review of the London Fire Brigade in 2022. She holds an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Durham University.
Long biography
300 words
Yasmin Khan CBE is a nationally recognised leader, advisor, and campaigner dedicated to tackling violence against women, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and wider inequalities. Her career spans more than two decades of campaigning for systemic and transformative change within the criminal justice system, higher education, and public policy.
She is the Founder and Chief Officer of the Halo Project, which she established in 2011. The Halo Project has grown into one of the United Kingdom’s leading specialist charities supporting Black and minoritised victims and survivors of forced marriage, honour-based abuse, and female genital mutilation. In 2017 she established the first Black and minoritised refuge in the Tees Valley, and she developed the United Kingdom’s first Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Violence case scrutiny group.
From 2018 to 2026 she served as National Advisor on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence to the Welsh Government, advising ministers on the implementation of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 across two successive terms. In 2020 she authored the first super-complaint in the history of UK policing, exposing widespread failures in the investigation of sexual abuse. In 2022 she served as an independent panel member on the cultural review of the London Fire Brigade.
She is a Governor of Teesside University, where she serves as International EDI Lead. She is International Ambassador for the Honour Abuse Research Matrix (HARM Network), and an independent panel member for the selection of the Chief Constable for Cleveland Police. She is the founder and organiser of the EDI Awards, a community platform she has run for more than sixteen years.
She holds an MSc and an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Durham University.
05 / Topics for comment
Topics for comment.
Yasmin is available for comment on the following topics. For other subjects, please contact the media email or telephone to discuss.
Violence against women and girls
National policy, statutory implementation, and specialist provision. Welsh Government experience and broader UK perspective.
Honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and FGM
Frontline experience through the Halo Project. International perspective through the HARM Network. Policy and criminal justice response.
Policing and criminal justice reform
The 2020 super-complaint on the investigation of sexual abuse. Engagement with HMICFRS, the College of Policing, and the NPCC.
Institutional culture and reform
The 2022 independent cultural review of the London Fire Brigade. Misogyny and institutional racism in public services.
Higher education safeguarding
The Student Halo Hubs programme. Governorship of Teesside University.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
Sixteen years of running the EDI Awards. EDI in practice rather than ornamentally.
06 / Quick facts
Quick facts.
Useful for journalists drafting standfirsts or captions.
Name
Yasmin Khan CBE
Founder & Chief Officer
The Halo Project, 2011 to present
Welsh Government Advisor
National Advisor, 2018 to 2026, two terms
Author
First police super-complaint in UK history, 2020
Independent panel member
Cultural review of the London Fire Brigade, 2022
Governor
Teesside University, International EDI Lead
Honorary degree
Doctor of Civil Law, Durham University
07 / Notes
Notes for journalists.
Yasmin Khan is referred to in copy and on first reference as “Yasmin Khan CBE.” She is not styled as “Dr Yasmin Khan CBE” despite her Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Durham University, which is properly cited as a credential rather than used as a title.